1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4: 4.d3?! (39% of 2.4M games)

The most played move is an inaccuracy

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4. In 2,384,880 Lichess games between 1600 and 2200, the most played move is 4.d3 (39%). At 20 million nodes it is an inaccuracy: -0.30 against +0.43 for Nxe5, 7 win-chance points, confirmed by a second search (-0.30 against +0.50). Masters database, top…

The club move: 39% of games. inaccuracy, 7 win-chance points against Nxe5. -0.30 at 20M nodes.